Premature Explosion Kills Bomb Makers, Ministry Says

Terrorism - In Brief

August 10, 2002

SAN'A, Yemen -- An explosion ripped through a residential building in the capital, San'a, on Friday, killing two bomb makers. The Ministry of Interior said in a statement that the homemade bomb went off prematurely, killing one person instantly and seriously wounding another, who died on the way to a hospital. Police said three people, including one who shared the rented apartment with the victims, were arrested and were being interrogated.